New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-30
TO SUCCEED PROF. CHARLES SHORT
NAMES BEFORE THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE TRUSTEES

NAMES BEFORE THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE TRUSTEES
THE FAvoRITE CANDIDATES.
The Columbia College trustees Monday will elect
professor OF Latin to succeed Dr. Charles Short who died
last December The Latin chair In the college is an i'm
position and the result Of the trustees action will
be watched with interest by besides those imme
diately interested in the college. Many names have
charge Professor NJ Sloane Of Princeton is said to
be favorte candidate although he has declined to en-
eo nH % Morsae Ds Msrper % and Dr.
W. Chambers. presented last month This gave the
The Rev DR.. Mytton Maury. who was graduated from
Williams, Of Connecticut, President Barnard Professors
Van Amringe aud Driser Dr. Lewis sayre PROBES sSr
John W. Draper the Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, and Dr
Henry Draper.
Charles S. Knox, graduated at Columbia in 1862 Ct the
head OF his class became after assistant In St
School. Concord N. H., under DR.. Colt where he has
since remained except for the year 1S097O. when ne
was acting professor in Columbia in the absence OF Pro-
fessor Marine. $3.50
and refers President Potter Of Hobart College Bishop
Potter Professors Foster. Lowel Lamoronx and White,
T. w. Hopkins, graduated Columbia 1873; was made
fellow and sudIed Greek, Sanscrt and Zend in Lepsc
1881: tutor. Latin and Zend in Columbia 1Sslso;
81 re Of s
the Oriental Society and author OF snndry papers on
and is highly thought of by the authorities Of the col
lcge" is the committee's report; oo,
soW Snd t1or IN Tan gave Voluntary in
struction in Hebrew Arabic and in June. 1885,
principal charge at present of the Latin chair.
The Rev: John Auketel graduated from Yale in 1852
where he took the Berkeley prize for Latin prose com
position; chaplain at Bellevue Hospital and st Barna-
The Rev Austin stickncy graduated from Harvard in
1882 ana is backed by Bishops Niles, Wllnams ana
Doane President Samuel Eliot tne ans
Curtis. w., l..
1857 is highly recommended for enthusiasm teacher
and ability TO mpart knowledge Among MS reference,
Potter and Professor Rchey OF the General Theological
Seminary. ,,,
England has translated Odes OF Horace and assisted
Professors Goodwin Allen and Grecnough in their Greek
numerous among them being the and
acuy Of ygsrS sns RSy D
win Professor John b. Elliott. Professor Gdersleevo,
Bishops Green, Quinard aud Elliott Henry Pierre
bowen, Of The Independent B. silliman and DE- Fred
ers TsT sask the degree
Henry johnson Cornell 1873 is professor Of long
S:ss Bishop Ss Cortland; s FSs'''f sass
Andrews Professors Samuel Hart and Francis p Sa'h
Gordon McCabe is head-master of the University
School. of Petersburg Va which he founded TWENTY-FIVE
Judge jasper W. Gilbert Of Brooklyn Professor Glider
The Rev william Epphanius Wilson refers to Canon
Lowe Of Ely Edwin Palmer professor OF Latin In OK
ford lord Duferin Oliver W. Holmes, Professor John
johnson, Professor g. NJ Grant, DIR. H. A. Colt, Bishop
Doane, Dr. Sniveiy, Dr. W. h Huntington ana A. A
Low.
Mnton Warren, associate professor OF Latin at Johns
Hopkins Unverity, is nominated by Professor John II:
Wright, who states that does without Professor
Warrens knowledge, having to believe that he
has desire to leave his present position put wishing
TO call attention what he considers TO be his unusual
merits and abilities.
Charlton r Lewis. graduate OF Yale, was associated
with Professor Short In his Harpers Edition OF frcnnds
Latin Dictionary. ,,,.
are said TO be Professor Hopkins OF Bryn Mawr PROBES
sor Warren OF Johns Hopkins. and Professor Peck